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Hakeem Jeffries: “The Trump administration found $40 billion to bail out a…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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House Democratic Leadership Presser

Published | Video Starts at 27:19

The Affordable Care act is about 15 years old and we keep seeing it come up here in Congress in campaigns. Why do you think this is such a divisive issue among Democrats and Republicans after all this time? The Trump administration found $40 billion to bail out a right wing wannabe dictator in Argentina. in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa and in the Midwest. That's outrageous. This is corruption in real time. (27:19–27:30)

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Asserts that the Trump administration allocated $40 billion to support a leader in Argentina.

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